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Q&A with Nelmara Arbex, deputy chief executive, GRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... profound revisions as we call them. This starts of course with general decisions that we take directly from the board of directors. The GRI Secretariat starts with a plan on how to implement these decisions, and then we discuss this plan monthly with ...

Fund manager: remuneration reports filled with "mumbo jumbo"

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... ASX300 companies for the financial year ended 30 June 2011. In a report released in March 2012, the commission said that directors must provide "sufficient detail" such that shareholders can assess if the arrangements are appropriate for the company's ...

Investors require more corporate ESG disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... it's $100, it is. So, to me, really what it comes down to what are the appropriate minimum governance standards for directors to dispel their own requirements as fiduciaries in companies." The International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) is formulating ...

Proxy voting error results in Emeco AGM double-count

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... strikes rule. Under the two-strikes rule, shareholders in Australian publicly listed companies have the right to remove directors if a company's remuneration report has received a 'no' vote of 25% or more at two consecutive annual general meetings under ...

ASIC renews call for better remuneration disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... of 50 remuneration reports from ASX300 companies for the financial year ended 30 June 2011. The commission said that directors must provide "sufficient detail" such that shareholders can assess if the arrangements are appropriate for the company's circumstance. ...

AMP Capital, VFMC publish 2011 proxy voting record

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... companies. Under the two-strikes rule, shareholders in Australian publicly listed companies have the right to remove directors if a company's remuneration report has received a 'no' vote of 25% or more at two consecutive annual general meetings under ...

Proposed disclosure measures for corporate bonus clawbacks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... the board. Under the two-strikes rule, shareholders in Australian publicly listed companies have the right to remove directors if a company's remuneration report has received a 'no' vote of 25% or more at two consecutive annual general meetings under ...

Call for working group on shareholder resolution reform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... meeting of shareholders does not have the power to do this. So as you would understand it would have been wrong for the directors to put such a resolution to this meeting." But Thomas said that Ethinvest had legal advice that suggested that their resolution ...

ESG investment analysis - answering the "so-what" question

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... institutional investors and companies, outside of the hectic proxy season. Last year, an Australian Institute of Company Directors study authored by consultant Mercer mapped the institutional share voting process from end to end and showed that there ...

Climate change, human rights, social justice top 2012 agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... a live issue," he said. "Executive remuneration will continue, but will also move to director quality - how fit are directors to serve on boards." For Fuller, governance issues like executive remuneration and board quality are part of the continuum as ...